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Contemporary folk singer Kalliopi Vetta and musician Haig Yazdjian, who blends traditional and modern sounds, teamed up several months back for appearances at different venues around Greece with a show that both highlights their individual careers and bridges their disparate elements.

The 60th edition of the Philippi Festival showcases young, talented artists, while also paying homage to director Theodoros Terzopoulos and the choral works of Mikis Theodorakis.

The 60th edition of the Philippi Festival opens its arms to young, talented artists, while also paying homage to director Theodoros Terzopoulos and Mikis Theodorakis' choral works.

Maria Farantouri will perform at the open-air Herod Atticus Theater on Thursday, June 22. In this first part of the program, the acclaimed Greek vocalist will be joined by soloists Anja Lechner (violoncello), Meri Vardanyan (qanon), Christos Barbas (ney) and Izzet Kizil (percussion) in works written for her voice by Turkish composer Cihan Turkoglu with lyrics by Agathi Dimitrouka.

The Panathenaic Stadium saw a huge crowd on a warm Athens Monday night honouring one of Greece’s greatest composers, Mikis Theodorakis in a historic concert celebrating the famous 91-year old musician. The audience, both young and old, experienced some of Theodoraki’s musical masterpieces over his along-spanning career, including “Vrechei sti Ftochogitoneia” and “Sto Perigialli to Kryfo”.

Thousands of people flocked to a concert dedicated to the choral works of renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis Monday. The concert was held at Athens's emblematic Panathenaic (Kalimarmaro) Stadium, and brought together 1,000 choristers from around the country, as well as dozens of musicians and soloists.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras landed in China, Friday accompanied by a delegation, including his wife Betty Batzana. The Greek PM, who will take part in the “Belt and Road” international Forum to start on Sunday, was greeted at the airport in a brief ceremony by Chinese officials. According to Greek government sources, Mr.

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, 92, presents his book, "Monologues in the Twilight," at his house in Athens, Thursday. [EPA]

A group of former socialist heavyweights are set to launch "Decision Time," a new centrist political movement on Wednesday.

Maria Farantouri, known for her interpretations of landmark songs by Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Eleni Karaindrou, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Thanos Mikroutsikos and other emblematic Greek composers, is performing at the Parnassos Literary Society venue on Fridays March 4 and 10.